Vienna Ozzy-fied by Black Sabbath

"Ai, ai, ai... I can't fucking hear you... Oooohooohoooohoooo... Make some fucking noise". With the houselights shining bright, the voice of the Prince of Darkness makes its way through the Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria on June 20, 2005.

Black Sabbath are back - and the main question is: How is Ozzy doing? Is he still able to deliver a good rock show or is he just the MTV-generated comedy figure? Well sort of both. Yes, there were elements of stand up comedy - especially when Ozzy jumps around the stage like a crazy frog. But the longer the show runs, the fitter he gets as if by a miracle. And, torwards the end, when he sings anthems like "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" and "Paranoid" paired with his famous "Ai, ai, ai..." his screams take you back to the good old seventies.

While it took Ozzy just the opener, "NIN", to both sweat like a pig and present the 5,000 fans his bare ass, guitarist Tony Iommi...

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